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Kniest dysplasia

Friday 19 January 2007

Macroscopical synopsis

 prominent joint
 broad flared metaphysis

Microscopical synopsis

 hypercellular physeal growth plate
 disorganized physeal growth plate
 spherical chondrocytic cytoplasmic inclusions
 Swiss-cheese degeneration

  • Swiss-cheese myxoid degeneration
  • Swiss-cheese cystic degeneration

Differential diagnosis

 spondyloepiphyseal dysplasia congenita

See also

 osteochondrodysplasias